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Muhannad Abu Muharib, 27, reinforces his tent after it was damaged by a storm at a temporary camp on the beach in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

world

First strong winter rains soak Gaza’s makeshift shelters

Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war.

Pope Leo XIV meets with Spike Lee during an audience with and stars directors from the cinema at the Vatican (Vatican Media Via AP)

world

Pope Leo welcomes Hollywood stars to the Vatican

<p>Rory McIlroy is in a tie for the lead in Dubai. Pic: Adam Davy/PA</p>

golf

Rory McIlroy on course for ‘amazing’ end to season after late birdies in Dubai

APTOPIX India Kashmir Blast

world

At least nine die as confiscated explosives detonate inside police station

Opioid Crisis Purdue Pharma

world

End of OxyContin legal saga in sight as judge approves settlement deal

Sweden Bus Crash

world

‘Fatalities’ reported after double-decker crashes into bus shelter in Stockholm

Montparnasse station, Paris

Armed police in Paris wound knife-wielding man at Montparnasse train station

A man wielding a knife at the Montparnasse train station in Paris was shot and wounded by police on Friday, the city’s prosecutor’s office said.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery

Gaza health officials receive bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel

Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Soccer Rubiales-Eggs

Former Spanish football boss Rubiales egged by uncle at book presentation

Luis Rubiales was pelted with eggs thrown by his own uncle when the former head of Spain’s football federation was presenting a memoir relating to his downfall after kissing a player at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Russia Ukraine War

Russian attack on Kyiv leaves at least four people dead

Four people were killed after Russia unleashed a massive combined attack on Kyiv, sparking fires and scattering debris across many districts of the capital, Ukrainian authorities said.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

China Space

Chinese astronauts return from space station after delay blamed on space debris

Three Chinese astronauts have returned from their nation’s space station after more than a week’s delay because their original return capsule was damaged, likely from being hit by space debris.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Italy Renaissance Bible

Bible described as the ‘Mona Lisa of illuminated manuscripts’ goes on display

A 15th-century Bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts has gone on display in Rome as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025

Blue Origin Mars Orbiters

Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin Nasa spacecraft to Mars

Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with two Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’s company and Nasa are counting on to get people and supplies to the Moon.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

France Paris Attacks Commemorations

More than 130 victims remembered on 10th anniversary of Paris terror attacks

Tributes have been paid to victims of the terror attacks in Paris as France commemorated the night a decade ago that scarred and reshaped the country.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Italy Renaissance Bible

Bible which is ‘Mona Lisa’ of manuscripts goes on display in Rome

A 15th-century bible which is considered one of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts has gone on display in Rome as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Soccer Turkey Betting Scandal

More than 100 footballers from Turkey’s top divisions banned in betting scandal

Turkish football authorities have banned 102 top-tier players over a widening betting scandal. The Turkish Football Federation suspended 25 players from the Super Lig and 77 from the first division for terms ranging from 45 days to one year.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

France Paris Attacks Commemorations

France honours victims of Paris terror attacks 10 years on

The French capital is marking the 10th anniversary of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people and injured hundreds more.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

South Korea Market Crash

Two killed after truck ploughs into South Korea market

Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck ploughed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea’s Bucheon city, fire and police officials said.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Government Shutdown

US House of Representatives passes bill to end government shutdown

The US House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a 43-day funding lapse.

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025

Syria Stolen Antiquities

Theft of Roman statues from Syrian museum believed to be work of individual

Investigators believe the theft of several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from Syria’s national museum was likely the work of an individual, not an organised gang, officials said.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Israel’s president says settler violence against Palestinians must end

Israel’s president has condemned what he called a “shocking and serious” attack by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, demanding an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Government Shutdown

US politicians return to vote to end government shutdown

The House is scheduled to take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate passed on Monday night

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Russia Ukraine War

Russia makes gains in southern Ukraine as it expands frontline attacks

The Russian army overran three settlements in the southern Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, Kyiv’s top military commander said, as Moscow’s forces expand their efforts to capture more Ukrainian territory.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Thailand China Cybercrime

Thailand court orders extradition of alleged online gambling kingpin to China

An appeals court in Thailand has approved the extradition to China of She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run more than 200 illegal online gambling operations.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

India Car Blast

Indian police detain suspects in Kashmir after deadly New Delhi car blast

Indian security agencies have detained several suspects in the disputed Kashmir region as part of their investigation into this week’s deadly car explosion in New Delhi, officials have said.

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Ryder Cup - Day One - Bethpage Black Course

Donald Trump will miss granddaughter's LPGA Tour debut as he is busy 'running the world'

Kai Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump Jr and granddaughter of the United States president, is playing on a sponsor’s invitation this week at The Annika driven by Gainbridge event at Florida’s Pelican Golf Club

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Ace Frehley

Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died from injuries sustained in fall, medics say

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the US rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head sustained after a fall earlier this year, a post-mortem examination has determined.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Obit Sally Kirkland

Sally Kirkland, US actress who earned Oscar nomination in Anna, dies aged 84

Her representative, Michael Greene, said Kirkland died on Tuesday morning at a Palm Springs hospice

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Pakistan Militant Attack

Suicide bomber kills 12 outside court in Pakistan

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the midday blast, which also wounded at least 27 people, but authorities have struggled over the past months with a resurgent Pakistani Taliban

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

Government Shutdown

US Senate approves bill to end government shutdown

The US Senate passed legislation on Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party.

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025

India Car Blast

Car blast near New Delhi’s historic Red Fort kills at least eight people

A car explosion near the historic Red Fort in India’s capital on Monday killed eight people and injured at least 19 others, police in New Delhi said.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Lebanon Libya

Lebanese authorities release son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on bail

Lebanese authorities released the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday after he paid a 900,000-dollar (£683,460) bail, ending his 10-year detention for allegedly withholding information about a missing Lebanese cleric, security ...

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Trump Syria

Trump hosts Syrian leader al-Sharaa at White House

US President Donald Trump is hosting Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the White House, welcoming the once-pariah state into a US-led global coalition to fight the so-called Islamic State (IS) group.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Waving American flag and flag of LGBT.

US Supreme Court rejects call to overturn decision legalising same-sex marriage

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalised same-sex marriage nationwide.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Germany Christmas Market Attack

Murder trial of suspect in Christmas market car-ramming attack opens in Germany

A Saudi doctor has gone on trial on murder charges over the car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last year that left six people dead.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

France Sarkozy Prison

Ex-French president Sarkozy to be released less than three weeks after beginning five-year sentence

Sarkozy became the first former French head of state in modern times to be put behind bars after his conviction on September 25. He denies wrongdoing

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Russia Ukraine War

Zelenskyy seeks Patriot systems from US to counter Russia’s power grid attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he wants to order 25 Patriot air defence systems from the United States, as Ukraine tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across Ukraine on the brink ...

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Philippines Extreme Weather Asia Typhoon

Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from Philippines, leaving eight dead

The typhoon was forecast to head northwest towards Taiwan

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians Gaza

Gaza health officials say Israel has handed over more bodies of Palestinians

The Gaza Health Ministry said the Red Cross handed over the bodies on Monday, raising the total number received so far to 315

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Trump Pardons 2020 Election

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed bid to overturn 2020 election

The move underscores Mr Trump’s efforts to continue to rewrite the history of the 2020 election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

South Korea Martial Law

Ousted South Korean leader Yoon indicted over drone flights

South Korea’s ousted conservative president Yoon Suk Yeol faces more criminal charges as prosecutors alleged that he ordered drone flights over North Korea in a deliberate bid to stoke tensions and justify his plans to declare martial law.

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Government Shutdown

US Senate takes first step towards ending the government shutdown

The move angered many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Mideast Wars

Israel confirms it has received the remains of soldier killed in Gaza in 2014

Israel has confirmed it has received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014, closing a painful chapter for the country.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Government Shutdown

Senate leader says potential shutdown deal coming together but no guarantees

The Republican leader in the US senate said a potential deal was “coming together” on the government shutdown but that there was no guarantee it would end an impasse now stretching to 40 days.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Israel Palestinians

Red Cross receives body Hamas claims is Israeli soldier killed in 2014

Hamas said it found the body of Hadar Goldin in a tunnel in the city of Rafah on Saturday

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Russia Ukraine

Ukraine strikes cut power and heating in two Russian cities

Ukrainian strikes have disrupted power and heating to two major Russian cities near the border, local Russian officials have said.

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Three dead and 15 injured in Tenerife tidal surge

Authorities had warned people of a tidal surge and strong winds, advising them not to walk along coastal paths

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Government Shutdown

Senators work through weekend as US government shutdown enters 40th day

The US government shutdown stretched into its 40th day on Sunday, even as senators stayed in Washington for a gruelling weekend session hoping to find an end to the funding fight that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food assistance for ...

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Philippines Extreme Weather Asia Typhoon

More than one million evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens Philippines

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, has started battering the country’s north-eastern coast ahead of making landfall, knocking out power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people, and ...

Sun, 09 Nov, 2025

Rockefeller-Center-Christmas-Tree

Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree’s arrival kicks off holiday season in New York

The Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree has been hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan, marking the start of New York City’s holiday season. This year’s tree is a 75ft-tall Norway spruce from the town of East Greenbush, a suburb of Albany.

Sat, 08 Nov, 2025